Christmas week at Newport Beach condos

so, as some of you know, michael is from the suburbs of atlanta, georgia, and his parents along with his younger brother tanna and his wife still live there. michael's sister and her family live in LA. well, this Christmas, we decided to do something a little different. we used our newport beach timeshare and got 2 condos for a the week of Christmas so that we could all celebrate a Lim family Christmas together. It was a little strange to not be at home for Christmas, but overall, it was really fun! Here are some pics of the kids during our stay.


here, grandma Lim peels eric his beloved tangerines! that boy could eat tangerines till he bursts! don'tcha just love his idea of smiling?? hee hee! where are those big eyes, boy?!

ahhh, and thanks to auntie kymber (prego here and about to POP!), maddie, kylie and kaitlyn got to decorate the most giant gingerbread cookies EVER! tasty!

ok, only in california could it be the end of december, and still warm enough to take a SWIM! the girls had such a blast swimming, it was hard to get them out of the pool! cousin maddie said she couldn't wait for it to get warm again so that she could swim more.

wonderful place, that newport beach timeshare! not only beautiful, but they had a wading pool just for the little ones! heated up and nice and shallow. eric and his cousin kaitlyn enjoyed hanging out in this pool while the "big" girls swam in the adult pool.

these two...sigh...what can i say about them?? they were a love-hate relationship all through the trip. here, i managed to catch them in a rare, "loving" moment as they looked for wild bunnies down below while enjoying the ocean view.

it's not often that the whole entire Lim family clan gets to get together. so, despite the chaos at times, it really was enjoyable for me to see the kids hang out with grandma and grandpa. also, it was fun to watch the cousins play (kylie and maddie do great together!) and fight (eric and kaitlyn are still figuring each other out). as holidays go, it was a memorable one! hope y'all had a great Christmas too!